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Glad you like them, an interesting part of the model/Toy coin learning series, still in use at Schools today but in plastic and decimal denominations. David Evans produced a catalogue British Cardboard Coins from 1860 (Galata) back in 2004 documenting Cardboard coins he had found and collected over many years, due mainly to the composition, and the fact children were involved, most of the earlier issues haven't stood the test of time and are now quite rare, Partial sets dating from the 1930s up until to 1964, during which the number and types seem to peak, still turn up on fairly frequently on Ebay for a couple of pounds each, but the earliest (embossed) issues circa 1860 to the early 1900s have become increasingly difficult to find in any condition and can fetch between £10 to £15 pounds each, dependent of date/type and condition. I am always interested should anyone have a few tucked away John

An area I keep finding myself drawn to as well...I must resist!!

Could be Rob. A curio for now labelled as F.292a slowly trying to upgrade the washers I saved from circulation, only 4 short of a basic date set 1860-1970 in clear date, delighted to get this one from French Ebay a while back for €20. Freeman has this as R13, rarer than both the 1869 or 1871 pennies, shows how inflated penny prices are. So 2016 is going to be the year of the halfpenny for me

Sorry to all you non dot penny collectors . This Obverse double dot type is only found on the 1897 high tide penny

My example has no dots, do I have the rare one? Seriously any idea of the incidence? 1897 high tides are very scarce to begin with, so worth everyone here who has one to check. The OH penny has only 1 obverse type, so probably most of us haven't given any of the series more than a cursory look.

Just looked at mine - they're there !!!!!

Full coin

Massive thank you and a big hat off Just wanted to share my delight. Over the last couple of weeks a forum member has been telling me all about model pennies and cardboard ones YES CARDBOARD I didnt have a clue about any of them but as always keen to learn. I have just received an envelope full of them and feel like a kid on christmas day. Thank you so much CHINGFORD a true gentleman and i owe you one. Pete.

Ok - first thread. Any thoughts on this odd 3 (bottom picture) in an 1863. Crap condition so perhaps just wear giving an odd appearance

Here is that hollowed out Victoria half penny. Its got more detail than can be seen. shame really!

I would concur with this assessment.....

Just as a rider to the above. In his book "The Bronze coinage of Great Britain", Michael Freeman says that the lighthouse is believed to represent the Eddystone Lighthouse (which is about 12 miles SSW of Plymouth Sound), and the ship is thought to represent "The Golden Hind" (Drake's 16th century ship which circumnavigated the globe).

Just to add, Dan, if you hold that coin level at a window in good daylight, and then tip it slightly, you'll see all those areas the camera has picked out in gold in full colour. quick tip...artificial light when looking for hairlines, daylight for lustre.